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Nuclear Weapons
This category is for questions about weapons that use nuclear fission or fusion to gain explosive power.
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Has there been a successful nuclear attack?
Yes, 2. Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Who is the strongest bomb tzar bombs or atomic bomb?
The Tsar Bomba was a type of atomic bomb, specifically a thermonuclear fusion bomb. It was the highest yield atomic bomb ever built at 52 to 58 MTons depending on method of measurement.
The Tsar Bomba was not the largest atomic bomb ever built, that was Ivy Mike also a thermonuclear fusion bomb. Mike's yield was only 10 MTons.
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Who dicovered the atomic bomb?
It wasn't discovered, it was invented then built. Technologies are never discovered. Only natural phenomena can be discovered.
Which country exploded first its nuclear device?
All countries that have exploded nuclear devices have exploded their first devices.
The USA was the first to detonate such a device and the only country to use nuclear warheads in combat.
The most recent countries to test nuclear devices are India, Pakistan, and North Korea.
For a story what US Navy ships would carry nuclear missiles?
Mainly aircraft carriers, submarines and some frigates.
Personally, I think that all classes of warships can carry nuclear weapon launchers in terms of placement.
If a frigate can carry a nuclear missile launcher, a destroyer can do it as well. Of course, when a different class of warship is chosen to carry nuclear weapons, military enginners will study the best location to install the machine. In other words, there isn't a warship specially designed to carry such weapon launcher.
Aircraft carriers and submarines are systematically equipped with those nuclear missile launchers due to their characteristics, specially super aircraft carriers.
Would a cocaroch survive a nuclear explosion?
not at ground zero
Cockroaches (and most insects) do have a higher chance of surviving nuclear radiation (e.g. from fallout) than do humans (and most mammals) because the insects have a higher LD50 than mammals do. LD50 stands for Lethal Dose 50% - the dose that will kill 50% of a group receiving that dose without medical care.
Here are approximate LD50s for gamma radiation for several species:
- Cockroach : 5000 Rads
- Rabbit : 800 Rads
- Goldfish : 750 Rads
- Rat : 600 Rads
- Mouse : 450 Rads
- Monkey : 450 Rads
- Humans : 250-450 Rads
How dangerous nuclear weapon are?
About as dangerous as conventional weapons of the same yield, plus the radiation effects.
How many Nuclear weapons do we have left over from World War 2?
No nuclear weapons from that era remain. The last MK-III bombs were recycled to make MK-4 or MK-5 bombs by the early 1950s.
What does a reactor do in a nuclear power plant?
The reactor in a nuclear power plant generates heat to flash water to steam, which spins turbines that generate electricity.
This is not really any different, in terms of steam cycle1, than a fossil plant. Its just that the source of heat is nuclear fission of (usually) uranium-235 instead of the burning of coal, oil, or natural gas.
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1Well, its a little bit different because the nuclear steam supply cycle runs best on a slightly lower pressure and temperature than a fossil fuel plant steam cycle does. Other than that, the steam and generating parts of a nuclear plant are very comparable to a fossil plant.
Did Canada possess nuclear weapons in 1945?
no, but they did help the US work on the Manhattan Project, so they had the classified data on how to build them.
Who got hit with America's nuclear weapons to start the cold war?
Nobody, the bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945 ending WW2. The "Cold War" didn't start until about 1947. Look up Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech.
Who was the first nuclear engineer in the untited states?
The title of the first nuclear engineer in the United States is often attributed to John G. Trump, who worked on early nuclear technology during World War II. However, others, such as Enrico Fermi, also played significant roles in the development of nuclear engineering, especially through the construction of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, in 1942. The field of nuclear engineering evolved rapidly after the war, with many pioneers contributing to its establishment.
What nation in the cold war possessed more nuclear weapons?
- from 1945 until the 1980s, the US.
- since the 1980s, the USSR and now Russia.
What is the importance of 1945 in regard to nuclear weapons?
That is when they were first:
- developed
- tested: July 16
- used in combat: August 6 & 9
Is it possible to superheat uranium and use it as a weapon?
Uranium does not superheat easily like other materials due to its high melting point. To use it as a weapon, uranium is typically enriched to increase its reactivity in nuclear reactions, not superheated. Uranium is commonly used in nuclear weapons for its fission properties rather than as a superheated material.
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